Donald Trump’s rivals for the Republican presidential nomination jump to his defense after he was indicted by a grand jury in Manhattan, a sign of the former president’s continued power within the party.
on CNN that the indictment was just “one more example of the criminalization of politics in this country."
“This is a travesty and it should not be happening in the greatest country on Earth. The presumption of innocence is central to our legal system, yet is selectively discarded by those on the far left today,” he said in a statement. “As I travel the country, I hear from families starving for truth. They’re starving for hope. They want the rules to apply to everyone.”
A Republican strategist supportive of Trump said bluntly: “This is political gold for Trump. The message is easy: If Trump isn’t the nominee, then the election interference worked, and the corrupt prosecutors win.” But top Democrats and conservative Trump critics countered that nobody is above the law and that people shouldn’t jump to conclusions.
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